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[Google] Google Chrome Frame plugin replaces IE's Trident engine with webkit

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Enable open web technologies in Internet Explorer

Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome's open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. With Google Chrome Frame, you can:

* Start using open web technologies - like the HTML5 canvas tag - right away, even technologies that aren't yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.
* Take advantage of JavaScript performance improvements to make your apps faster and more responsive.
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Its googles way of penetrating more of the marketplace. Everyone has IE....so why not make it faster, and slap your own sticker on it?
Very very smart move.
 
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Originally Posted by The Bartender Paradox View Post
No, this means IE will be faster. Google is essentially fixing IE's poor rendering and javascript performance.
Can you link me to a site that will supposedly render slowly? A legitimate site too, not one that uses unconventional crappy HTML or Script to purposely load slow on IE. Like maybe Coca-Cola or McDonalds? Wal-Mart? Or maybe a popular forum like OCN.
 
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Originally Posted by Kuntz View Post
Can you link me to a site that will supposedly render slowly? A legitimate site too, not one that uses unconventional crappy HTML or Script to purposely load slow on IE. Like maybe Coca-Cola or McDonalds? Wal-Mart? Or maybe a popular forum like OCN.
As far as I understand it, this will allow IE to run Google Wave, which is Google's primary reason for releasing this plugin. Additionally, other intensive Google in browser services, such as Docs should run significantly better.

From the first link (Google Wave developer blog):

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Google Wave depends on strong JS and DOM rendering performance to provide a desktop-like experience in the browser. HTML5's offline storage and web workers will enable us to add great features without having to compromise on performance. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer, still used by the majority of the Web's users, has not kept up with such fairly recent developments in Web technology. Compared with other browsers, the JavaScript performance is many times slower and HTML5 support is still far behind. Likewise, the many different versions of IE still in use -- each with its own set of CSS quirks and layout limitations -- further complicates building rich Web applications.

In the past, the Google Wave team has spent countless hours solely on improving the experience of running Google Wave in Internet Explorer. We could continue in this fashion, but using Google Chrome Frame instead lets us invest all that engineering time in more features for all our users, without leaving Internet Explorer users behind.
 
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Originally Posted by VulcanDragon
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I find this move interesting. A very large part of me believes this is the death of Chrome as a standalone browser...who needs it when the "important parts" can be easily incorporated into IE? Chrome has only managed to eke out something like a 3% market share so far, and it's hard for me to see how that will grow now.

i doubt it, only a small amount of people will ever hear about this plug in to IE.
 
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Originally Posted by VulcanDragon
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I find this move interesting. A very large part of me believes this is the death of Chrome as a standalone browser...who needs it when the "important parts" can be easily incorporated into IE? Chrome has only managed to eke out something like a 3% market share so far, and it's hard for me to see how that will grow now.

Yea, I just reinstall Win 7 and installed this plug in instead of Chrome. I might not install other browsers until IE has problems.
 
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